796 A HISTORY OF HEREFORD CATTLE 



300 tons of alfalfa annually. His first Herefords 

 came from C. A. Stannard, who bought the Sunny 

 Slope herd, originally made famous by the late 

 Charles S. Gross, and began breeding them to cows 

 that were grade Herefords with a Shorthorn cross. 

 He has used Herefords continuously since, and 

 states that his cattle have increased in weight. He 

 believes the Hereford to be the hardiest and most 

 prolific sire, and that his use results in more uni- 

 form cattle. All of Mr. Baker's bulls are bought 

 from other herds. After relating his experience, 

 which has been favorable to the Hereford, Mr. 

 Baker states: 



"Breeding cattle on the range is a thing of the 

 past in this country. There are a few steers still 

 on the range, and some cattlemen turn their herds 

 out in the summer, but they are closely herded, and 

 range conditions as generally understood do not 

 exist here." 



The H. G. Adams XI Ranches. In Meade and 

 Seward counties in Kansas, and in Beaver Co., 

 Okla., Adams & Eobert own about 36,000 acres of 

 deeded land and have some 30,000 acres additional 

 under lease. The property is well improved, is wa- 

 tered from windmills and ponds and is situated 

 about 18 miles from the Cimarron Eiver. The land 

 and cattle represent holdings said to be worth at 

 this time around $500,000. In addition to this Mr. 

 Adams has a 7,000-acre place of his own at Maple 

 Hill, Kans., where he handles and feeds steers ex- 

 clusively. 



Adams & Eobert began with unregistered Here- 



